* Melt butter with honey (In the microwave or in a saucepan). Stir in the bicarb.* Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl mixing well. Stir in the honey butter mixture.* Roll teaspoonsful onto a lightly greased or baking-paper lined trays. Flatten slightly with a fork.* Bake in moderate oven (180 deg c) for 10 – 12 minutes or until golden. Cool on trays for a few minutes or until golden before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

ps. the child is still not homesick and I daren't ask about the hygiene situation; I just don't want to know any more. I'm too preoccupied by the fact he's not homesick.

gah .... quick, have a look at another felt animal.

I've called it a horse (on Flickr) but I think it's a mule really. And for those who asked about the books, there's now a link on yesterday's post to the op shop book with its title, while the felt animal pattern book is available here by preorder.

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Suse - a camel, a mule.....methinks you have the beginnings of a nativity scene here - you could design the lot, publish a book, earn your fortune and achieve world domination. Or not.but because you are not busy enough clearly with family , work and study a nativity scene could be good. Or not.

going to make those biscuits. Must make the lamb casserole again soon.

thanks for the biscuit recipe - I love these but have never made them myself. have to go and look that book up - not that I need to be visiting any more op shops! I really want to visit winterwood (only mail ordered so far) but not even really sure where it is! it might be an outing for me and my credit card though.

oh and I'm sure smell does not effect violin playing in any way so try not to worry :)

I think it's a mule cos of the looooong ears, but it COULD be a donkey the way it's stubbornly refusing to move.... Whatever it is, it is undeniably delightful.PS I started knitting the Irish Hiking Scarf, it's fab... haven't been inspired to do any Irish Hiking yet though.

I've copied out that recipe for a spot of school holiday baking. Yum.Definitely a donkey. Have actually made a few in vaying sizes from that book (which I got from Winterwood several years ago!). Some reside at our house and some at the Steiner Kindergarten Clare and Ally went to. The other animal patterns are terrific too.

I have an entire NAtivity set I made from those same patterns. If you take a Q-tip and dip it in bleach, you can make soft whitish areas in the ears of the mule, and on the underbelly if you wish. My camels were made out of a recycled camel's wool coat. My MOther Mary ended up with kool-aid dyed wool hair because I could not get the right wool at the time... so she has bright yellow hair - sometimes I worry it makes her look "floosyish" - which is not the right look for Mother Mary. BUt the children love the Nativity set because they could play with it - march them animals and people down the stairs as the weeks of Advent passed. Not something they could do with the other Creche that is a family heirloom!